Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Deepak Gupta from RDA for pitching the idea to me for a SharePoint BI book. In addition to Deepak, I really appreciated my colleagues’ efforts and assistance in authoring this with me - I wouldn’t have had enough time or energy to complete this on my own. Thanks to Neil Rowe and Sams Publishing for allowing us to produce a focused authoritative guide within the Unleashed series.

—Steve Mann

I want to thank all of the colleagues that I have worked with over the years. Because you shared your knowledge to me on the different technologies we have worked with over the years, those experiences gave me the confidence to want to share my thoughts in an effort to help others learn in the same way as I have learned from all of you. In addition, I want to thank Sams Publishing for providing this vehicle to me and my fellow coauthors. Lastly, special thanks to Steve Mann for asking me to come on board.

—Chuck Rivel

Thanks to Steve Mann for asking me to participate in this project. Thanks to all of my colleagues who over the years have shared their knowledge.

—Ray Barley

To my parents, who bought me my first computer, a Commodore64, and started what has become my career with computers. To my wife, Treva, and kids, Rebecca, Colin, and Hayden, who keep life fun and exciting and remind me not to sweat the small stuff.

—Jim Pletscher

Thanks to Steve Mann, Chuck Rivel, Ray Barley and Jim Pletscher for giving me this opportunity. I also thank the entire team of Sams Publishing for their support during the book review.

—Aneel Ismaily